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What Blood Type Matches Your Personality?

Zoe Samuel

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About This Quiz

If you want to know your actual blood type, your best bet is to go to the doctor and get a test done. This might be necessary if you decide to put up a dating profile in Japan, because over there, "personality traits linked to blood types" is culturally analogous to our western zodiac. Some people put a lot of stock into it, like the zodiac, while others do not.

In medicine, there are a total of eight human blood types: A+, O+, B+, AB+, A-, O-, B-, and AB-. These blood types are medically important because certain blood types can donate to other certain blood types and vice versa. Type O- can donate blood to anyone, and type AB+ can receive blood from anyone. In the belief that blood types hold the DNA of our personalities, the number of blood types with acknowledged differences are A, O, B, and AB, so if you know you're one or the other, but you can't remember if you are negative or positive, then you can at least proffer your blood type on a date, as strange as that may sound.

We plan to test your personality and reverse engineer your blood type according to this manner of personality categorization. Will it match your actual blood type? Will it prompt you to get out and have your blood tested by a doctor to see how close we got? No one knows until you take this quiz!

How well do you get on with your work colleagues?

We get along well.

I have some friction with a few of them.

They like me a lot, but we don't have much contact.

They don't seem to warm to me too much.

Are you a good liar?

No, I can't even muster a poker face.

No, though I've tried.

Yes, but then I'm good at everything I do.

Yes, though I wouldn't lie.

How much do you stand out from the crowd?

I don't!

A bit, once you know me.

I make Lady Gaga look like a "salary man".

I don't mind either way.

How willing are you to break the rules to make a point?

Totally unwilling

I'll do it if there's no other way.

I'll do it! Who cares?

I'll do it if that changes the rules.

How often do you tidy your dwelling?

Every day

Once a month

Once every couple weeks

Once a week

How often do you have a passion project to work on in your free time?

I don't really.

All the time!

I'll come up with a few a year, with little gaps between.

When I have time, which is sometimes

Do you ever find yourself agreeing to things you have no intention of pursuing?

No, never

Only if I know I can get out of it cleanly

Sure, all the time

Sometimes, sure

When would you arrive for a dinner party scheduled for 7 p.m.?

7 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

How do you react when a peer tries to take credit for your work?

I worry about my career!

I confront them in front of the boss.

I undermine them and destroy them, "Game of Thrones" style.

I go to the boss to frame this as part of a pattern of behavior.

How would you react if someone tried to pull you from a project you had put weeks of work into, in order to work on something else?

I'd do what I was told.

I'd object! I put my heart and soul into this!

I'd jump to the new one with as much zeal as I had the first one. I kill it everywhere!

I'd change projects, but drag my heels and try to finish the old one.

What unusual skill is most like one you have?

I can play an instrument.

I'm a painter.

I can do some killer card tricks.

I'm a good public speaker.

How do you keep fit?

Aerobics classes

Yoga

Martial arts classes

I lift weights.

What percentage of your breakups were amicable?

50%

20%

60%

10%

Which of these projects would you do well being put in charge of?

An assembly line

Coming up with an advertising campaign

Shooting a movie

Running for office

How well do you make new friends?

Pretty well, when I try.

It's not easy.

I find people want to be my friends, and come to me.

I make friends everywhere I go.

How would you unwrap a Christmas present?

I'd find the corners of the wrapping and cleanly slice them open.

I'd tear it off in a couple peaces, ball them up, and toss them in the trash.

I'd peel it off into a cool shape and play with it before even opening the present.

I'd shred it and throw it on the floor.

How would you go about fixing a leaky faucet?

I'd find instructions and tools, and do it step by step.

I'd get under there with my toolbox and see what I could do.

I'd shut off the water, completely uninstall the faucet and try to rebuild it from scratch.

I'd call a plumber.

How disciplined are you with money?

I have a tightly monitored budget.

I'm very stingy.

Not very.

I do my best, but I often get into trouble with money.

How do you plan vacations?

I hire a pro to go over all the options with me, in excruciating detail.

I just pick a destination and activities I like, regardless of who I go with.

I find someplace well off the beaten path.

I book everything at the last minute.

What is the chief virtue required in your field?

Working without complaints

Fresh ideas and moxy

The talent to do the job, which is rare

A good touch with people

Which of these freaks you out the most?

Being humiliated in public

Having my dreams snatched away

Losing my hard-won skills

Being held to account for things I don't think I did

What is the value of the objects you own?

They make life possible.

They allow me to express myself.

They are tools of my trade.

They don't really have much value.

What would you do if you realized you had said you would go to a party you really don't want to go to anymore?

I would go anyway, and just leave when appropriate.

I'd show up, have a few drinks, and get out of there.

I'd just skip it and lie about being sick or something.

I'd show up really late, pretend I'd been there the whole time, and leave.

What time would you arrive at work if you officially started at 8:00 a.m.?

7:50 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

7:55 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

How do you feel about the news?

I worry about the world all the time.

I don't care as long as it doesn't affect me.

It's all madness.

I could do better.

What do you do if a family member doesn't let you have your way?

I respect their choice.

I push back and do what I want.

I see if I can get a majority to go my way.

I steamroll them, telling them they are wrong, and why.

How often are you criticized on the basis of your social skills?

It happens from time to time.

It happens a lot.

Very rarely

I do from time to time, but I get more compliments.

Would someone ever question your integrity?

It's unlikely.

Only my motives

Yeah, they might.

Only in the face of opposition

How likely are you to take charge in an emergency?

Not likely at all

Somewhat likely

If it's in my wheelhouse, I'm likely to.

100%. I'd get in there.

What do you value the most in your life?

The patterns of it

The freedom it affords me

The joy I have in my work

The simple things

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